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Item Nr: B 124425 Title: They Lost Their Heads!: What Happened to Washington's Teeth, Einstein's Brain, and Other Famous Body Parts
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Beccia, Carlyn
Length: 182 Prod/Pub: Bloomsbury
Copyright: 2018 Series:
Book Type: N Biographee:
Copies: 1 Loan Period: 42 days
 
  From the kidnapping of Einstein's brain to the horrifying end of Louis XIV's heart, the mysteries surrounding some of history's most famous body parts range from medical to macabre. Explores the misadventures of noteworthy body parts through history and springboards to exploring STEM topics such as forensics, DNA testing, brain science, organ donation, and cloning. Forensic science. Celebrity anecdotes. Nonfiction. IL 5-12.

  Subjects:
  1663 - FORENSIC SCIENCES/FORENSICS
  1298 - HIGH INTEREST/LOW VOCABULARY
  590 - HIGH SCHOOLS
  610 - HUMAN BODY
  1402 - HUMOROUS STORIES
  1954 - JUVENILE NONFICTION
  1364 - MIDDLE SCHOOL/SCHOOLS
  967 - SCIENCE
  1897 - STEM/STEAM